This @shamusyoung piece (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/experienced-points/12479-Shadow-of-Mordor-is-Tawdry-Tolkien-Fanfiction …) echoes some of my thoughts on how disrespectful SoM is to Tolkien. (http://borderhouseblog.com/?p=11992 )
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Replying to @carolynmichelle
@carolynmichelle @shamusyoung as I've said, I see a lot of the Silmarillion it. Perhaps it's accidental.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RowanKaiser
@carolynmichelle @shamusyoung but I recall stories of heroes who have tragedies befall them who terrorize orcs across geographic regions1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RowanKaiser
@RowanKaiser Maybe. My bigger problem with it is its lazy, repeated reliance on tired sexist game tropes, so it can't win with me regardless2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @carolynmichelle
@carolynmichelle Yeah, but those happen to fit well with Tolkein's tropes, as I recall. Been a while since I read the Silmarillion.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RowanKaiser
@carolynmichelle that is, people had tragedies that made them "heroes" and people had families killed. Not sure if the same.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@RowanKaiser ...stories in The Silmarillion where this concern is less evident but I still find the way that SoM's story and structure...
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